This is a little intriguing made-for-tv movie, where teenager Christopher Hansen (Karl David-Djerf) is accused of murdering a young lady friend and confessed to the crime while under hypnosis. However, his mother (Leigh Taylor-Young) tries to prove his innocence because the evidence does not add up.
Along the same lines of another made-for-tv movie called My Son is Innocent, the journey toward innocence is mixed in with the neighbors turning against Christopher and his parents, taunting phone calls, and an inept police investigation into the case. This all give the movie a fast-paced plot and gripping drama that puts into focus the flaws of investigative techniques and the importance of evidence, telling the truth, and good legal representation.
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However, the movie does suffer from an anti-climax, as we don't see those responsible for the crime brought to justice.
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I remembered first watching this movie when I was a teenager but didn't finish it. Glad I found the title of it on IMDb and the movie on YouTube years later. It has some very good and convincing acting, and the plot leaves you eager to find out what happens next.
Grade B.
Along the same lines of another made-for-tv movie called My Son is Innocent, the journey toward innocence is mixed in with the neighbors turning against Christopher and his parents, taunting phone calls, and an inept police investigation into the case. This all give the movie a fast-paced plot and gripping drama that puts into focus the flaws of investigative techniques and the importance of evidence, telling the truth, and good legal representation.
***spoiler ahead***
However, the movie does suffer from an anti-climax, as we don't see those responsible for the crime brought to justice.
***spoiler ends***
I remembered first watching this movie when I was a teenager but didn't finish it. Glad I found the title of it on IMDb and the movie on YouTube years later. It has some very good and convincing acting, and the plot leaves you eager to find out what happens next.
Grade B.